Garment-supporter clasp.



No. 879,868. PATENTED FEB. 25, 1908.

G. N. HALL. GARMENT SUPPORTER CLASP.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1.1907.

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UNITED STATES GEORGE NELSON HALL, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER CLASP Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1908.

Application filed May 1, 1907 Serial No. 3717280.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE NELsoN HALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and useful Garment-Supporter Clasp, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a garment supporter clasp, the object of which is to provide a broad clamp for engaging the garment to be supported, and thereby hold it firmly from tearing or slipping out of the grasp of said clamp.

With this and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the frame and clamp of the improved garment supporter clasp. Fig. 2 is a rear face View of the same, attached to a strap of webbing, and supporting a garment. Figs. 3 and 4 are edge views of the supporter clasp, the latter view in posi tion to clamp a garment. Fig. 5 is a central sectional View on the line 55 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a detail view of a modified form of .supporter clasp.

Similar numerals of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.

A part of the garment supporter clasp is indicated by the numeral 1, and consists of a rectangular plate through which are formed a wide upper rectangular hole 2 and a narrow lower rectangular hole 3, a portion of the metal removed from the opening 2 being rolled rearwardly to form a horizontal tubular bracket or hinge member 4 in which the ends of a U-shaped clamp member 5 are pivoted. The lower end of the plate 1 is also rolled backwardly to form a second tubular bracket 6 in which the second clamp member 7 is hinged. The clamp members 5 and 7 are, in this instance, made of wire and substantially U-shaped; the member 5 is wider than the lower end of the member 7 which latter, when in operative position, passes through the member 5 and extends below it, see Figs. 1 and 3. The arms of the member 5 are curved to bring their upper and lower ends forward of their central portions as clearly shown in Fig. 3, while the arms of the member 7 are substantially straight with a slight forward bend at their lower ends. On the clamp member 7 is a slide 8, made of wire or other suitable material, capable of moving freely on the clamp member.

For attaching the clasp to some fixed point a strap 9, preferably of webbing, may be used, and when so used it is connected to the plate in the following manner. The end of the strap 9 is passed through the opening 2 from front to rear, thence behind the tubular bracket 41 and forwardly through the smaller opening 3; thence downwardly and around the slide 8, passing between it and the bottom of the plate 1 and tubular bracket 6, and finally projected in front of the bottom cross bar 10 of the plate 1 and rearwardly through the lower opening 2, ending a short distance from the back of the plate 1. That portion of the strap end passing over the cross bar 11) and through the lower opening 3 lies between said cross bar and the part of the strap extending downwardly from the opening 3 t0 the slide 8, and is held firmly against said cross bar by said downwardly extending part under the tension of the strap.

An inspection of the drawing will show that the clamp members 5 and 7 are sub stantially equal in length, but by hinging the member 5 above the member 7 their lower curved ends are at different elevations; it

is this difference in height combined with the crossing of the lower ends of the clamp elements that results in an effectual clamp when suitable tension is applied.

It will be noted that by mounting the members 5 and 7 in the manner described their outer ends or terminals are designed to move along intersecting arcs.

When the clamp is to be attached to a garment, the clamp elements 5 and 7 are swung rearwardly to the position shown in Fig. 4. As heretofore stated, the clamp elements being pivoted one above the other, when in the position indicated, they are approximately erpendicular to the plate 1 and being of substantially equal length, the member 7 is withdrawn fromthe member 5 and the members stand slightly separated. This movement of the member 7 carries with it the slide 8, the latter drawing on the strap 9, increases its length between said slide and the opening 3, because it must move in the arc of a circle around the cross bar 10. A garment is now placed between the clamp elements 5 and 7, and the latter returned to their first position, the member 7 passing between the arms of the member 5 and car rying with it a fold of the garment which will be held by the clamp in the manner represented in Figs. 2 and 5. The distance between the slide 8 and opening 3 is shortened clam direction. rstrip-v5iis connected to this slide and extends 'overone'face of the plate flit tends, after the two'members 5- and 7-have been interand the extra length of strap istaken up by the tension thereon, which tension acting through the slide 8 on the clamp member 7, causes the latter member to press firmly on the garment between itself and the member 5 to prevent the garment slipping from the The clamp is made broad and holds a s 'cient quantity of material to prevent it slipping or tearing, itoa'n be readily fastened .and unfastened, and is fiat, smooth and without projections to irritate or mar the skin.

Instead of making the clamp members of wire they maybe stamped from sheet metal if so desired,-seeFig.u6, and the holes 2 and 3 in the plate 1v made of equal size; both hinge -members4 and 6 in this case will be formed 20.

of. the metal removed to form the holes.

:It will be noted by referring to the drawing that the slide'8 constitutes a stop for the member-'5wan'dlimits its movement in one SItwill also be seen that as the locked, to .pressthe member '7 against'the lapped portion ofthe member 5 as is clearly apparentin Figs. 3wand5, said member 5 beinghel'da amst movement, during 'this pressure by t emember 7,by the end portions ofthe slide.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:-

equal length hinged to said plate at difierent distances from one end of the plateyone' of said members adapted to' ass through the other,--a slide on one of said strap for suspending theugarment supporter connected to said slide.

3. A garment supporter clasp comprising a body =portion, clamp members hingedly connected to-said body portion the free ends of said-members 'being movable along intersecting arcs, one of said members'beinginsertible into the other member, asupporfing strap, and means engaged by the strap and movably mounted on the insertible member for limiting the movement of the other clamp 'member, said strap being disposed to "bind the insertible member upon the lapped'aportion of the other clampmember.

In testimony thatI claim'theforegoingas my own, I have hereto afiixed myssignature in the presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE NELSON HALL. Witnesses:

J ANS LIENLOKKEN, 'EDITH 'NEDVIDEK.

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